Triple-channel architecture

Triple Channel ( English for " triple channel") is a term used in computing technology, which is used for the technical description of data storage and represents a further development of storage technology, Dual Channel.

With triple channel is the capability, among others, PC chipsets and memory controllers to operate at least three memory modules of the same capacity in parallel, resulting in a higher data transfer rate and an associated increase in performance is achieved. This requires three separate buses from the memory controller to the individual modules necessary.

Effect

The technique, based on the previous dual- channeling work doubling the transfer rate by delayed accessing at least two modules will now be carried out with three modules, resulting in the tripling of the transfer rate. The latency of the memory will not be more deeply into the access time, which leads to the increase in performance. For this procedure to work clean, three modules of the same specification must always be used.

Supported processors

Intel Core i7:

  • Intel Core i7- 9xx Bloomfield, Gulftown
  • Intel Core i7 Gulftown 9x0X

Intel Xeon:

  • Intel Xeon Nehalem -EP E55XX
  • Intel Xeon Westmere -EP E56xx
  • Intel Xeon ECxxxx Jasper Forest
  • Intel Xeon Nehalem -EP L55xx
  • Intel Xeon L5609 Westmere -EP
  • Intel Xeon L5630 Westmere -EP
  • Intel Xeon L5640 Westmere -EP
  • Intel Xeon LC55x8 Jasper Forest
  • Intel Xeon Wxxxx Bloomfield, Nehalem -EP, Westmere -EP
  • Intel Xeon Nehalem -EP X55xx
  • Intel Xeon Westmere -EP X56xx
  • Hardware
  • Memory technology
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